Sometimes we put substances like aspartame, acesulfame-K, sucralose and saccharin in foods and beverages to give them a sweet taste without extra sugar. However, “high amounts of artificial sweeteners may disrupt gut microbiota, potentially leading to glucose intolerance and metabolic issues,” says...
Preferred high intensity sweeteners include, but are not limited to sucralose, aspartame, salts of acesulfame, alitame, neotame, saccharin and its salts, cyclamic acid and its salts, glycyrrhizin, dihydrochalcones, thaumatin, monellin, monk fruit extract, advantame, stevioside and the like, alone ...
Sucralose L-Phenylalanine Acesulfame potassium L-Theanine L-Tryptophan L-Methionine Natural flavour Niacinamide (vitamin B3) Potassium chloride (electrolyte) Ginseng root extract Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) Coenzyme Q-10 Coffee fruit extract Guarana seed extract Folic acid (vitamin B9) Yerba mate...
such as table sugar. Some FDA-approved sweeteners include aspartame (Equal), saccharin (Sweet and Low), stevia (Truvia), and sucralose (Splenda).5While health care providers consider most artificial sweeteners safe in moderation during pregnancy, saccharin should be avoided when pregnant...